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oh and i think i'd be covered from FMLA since i've worked here for over 3 years and i work over 20 hours/week.

thanks so much ladies! i had read that there were some studies that said working night MAY put you at great risk for pre-term labor, something to do with the flipped circadian and all, so that freaked me out. when i worked in general medical, i rarely did nights but kind of hated them. i appreciate all of your thoughts. keep 'em coming in fact!

hi everyone! i started about 3 months ago in an outpatient rn job. i came from inpatient medical. i was recently offered to interview at my dream job - labor and delivery. the hitch is that i am 7 weeks pregnant and the position is 36 hour nights! has anyone worked nights while pregnant? what was it like for you? did you regret it? the thing is, i plan to cut down to 24 hour nights after the baby is born so it seems like it is a discomfort that may be worth it if i am eventually able to work 2 days a week. whatcha think?

I have to disagree with people who stated to go to Simmon's if you want to work why you go and not stress too much. I went to Simmons and most of the women who went did not work and everyone was super stressed out. It's very vigorous and it's a lot of work. It's a great school.

This is exactly what I thought! Thanks!

I want to stay in my facility. I work at one of the best hospitals in the world.

Hi, yes I am doing it on my own time. I'm not hiding anything but I also don't want her to get nervous that I'm leaving soon. What if I shadow and all of these other floors do not compare and then I've created a situation where my nurse manager thinks I am going to leave soon? I don't want anyone to get riled up for nothing, you know?

I am coming up on my 1 year anniversary on a medical floor. I would like to job-shadow on different floors of interest in the hospital. It is for informational purposes for me so when I do look for my next job, I can make an informed decision. Do you think I should let my nurse manager know that I am shadowing? Is it somehow unethical if I don't. I personally don't think so. Thoughts?

Get ready to work your ass off! The summer is not bad so try to enjoy it because the first semester is a ton of work. It's a great education and challenging. Good luck!

I have been off orientation for 2 months and have probably cried at least 10 times. Maybe 3-4 times at work in private and many times at home. What makes me cry is how overwhelming the job can be and also how the seasoned nurses have the tendency to make you feel stupid as well as how unfriendly they can be. If a new nurse makes a mistake, forgets something, etc., saying something like, "you didn't do this. check this off and then go hang this med. you must be checking your orders all the time", in a gruff manner may scare someone into not making future mistakes but it doesn't help their anxiety level, feelings of belonging nor stress levels. for me, it plummets my morale. I honestly would never talk to someone like this. I prefer the tactic where you explain that something needs to be done, say it's important to remember to complete it but tell them not to worry, that everyone forgets things but you will eventually remember most things. why is that so hard?????

Hi, I used the qbank only. it was just like the nclex even the way it looked. good luck all!

Spend the $299 and buy the Kaplan Qbank . . . i used all 1000+ questions in 8 days and then took the nclex. it was JUST like the nclex . . . I also took a nclex review course that is a part of the tuition at the school i went to. that was helpful but Kaplan's qbank was the key . . . Good luck all!!!

I did it! Took my last final! I have almost officially graduated from nursing school! woo!!!!!

Hi - when will you graduate? If you have another semester left after this one - get a PCA/CNA position! It will help you so much. If there is a hospital that you have or have had a clinical at that you are interested in being a CNA in, contact your clinical instructor and try to find out if they have CNA jobs. It helps you SO MUCH when you have CNA experience when you actually want a nursing job. If you won't have PCA experience, do a kick ass job at your preceptorship so that they will want to hire you when you graduate. Make sure you let them know you would like to work there and submit your resume to the nurse manager/director for the floor after a month or two of being there. I am a PCA at MGH and have a job lined up a on a floor I didn't preceptor or work on, but the PCA job totally helped me get the job. Also, I am preceptoring at MGH on labor and delivery and I think I could have also got a job there right out of graduation as well but I chose to work on a medical floor. My point, getting a CNA job or using your preceptorship as a means to get contacts and jobs are very important. Hope this is helpful. I'd be happy to help in any other way. To reiterate, MGH pays $27.75/hr, add $7/hr for weekday nights and $11/hr for weekend nights.

Hi there - I am graduating in about 3 weeks from the accelerated BSN program at Simmons College (18 month Dix Scholar Program). I have a job lined up at MGH on a general medical floor starting in February. I started working as a PCA this past May on the floor that I had Med Surg II on at MGH. Making a good impression on that floor helped me get my PCA job and I think being a PCA made ALL the difference in my getting a job at MGH as a nurse. Basically, I was already an employee at MGH and people knew me so I basically got first dibs for available jobs. Another plus is that the new graduate nurse application online for MGH is HUGE but all I had to do was submit a one-page nursing resume and supply references. So, do a good job, get a PCA job and you'll get a job fairly easily . . . I also started looking earlier than my classmates for a job and that also helps I think. I am one of the only ones with a job lined up. Oh and the differentials for MGH are as follows: $7/hr for weekday nights and $11/hour for weekend nights. Hope that helps!!!